Analyst Job Trends in England

Analyst
UK > England

The median Analyst salary in England is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 February 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 14 11
Rank change year-on-year -2 -3 +3
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 4,971 4,781 7,565
As % of all permanent jobs in England 8.53% 10.68% 11.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.36% 11.67% 12.12%
Number of salaries quoted 2,860 2,455 5,806
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,288 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 53,129 40,956 62,396
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 91.52% 94.78%
Number of salaries quoted 34,017 21,669 49,845
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,600 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,973 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in England

Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in England over the 6 months to 11 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in England

Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 11 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -8 1,290 £60,000 -7.69% 393
South East +20 1,085 £38,500 -14.44% 435
North of England -9 1,016 £40,000 -2.44% 278
Midlands -6 751 £40,000 -6.98% 221
North West -11 462 £42,000 +1.20% 150
Yorkshire +8 442 £35,000 -4.11% 94
South West +4 431 £40,000 +11.89% 117
West Midlands -7 427 £42,500 -5.56% 142
East of England -6 320 £43,500 -14.65% 122
East Midlands +6 319 £34,500 -18.82% 79
North East +21 112 £40,000 -17.95% 38
Analyst
UK

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 February 2026, Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 1,850 (37.22%) Microsoft
2 1,239 (24.92%) SQL
3 1,197 (24.08%) Azure
4 1,043 (20.98%) Problem-Solving
5 1,035 (20.82%) Business Intelligence
6 992 (19.96%) Microsoft Excel
7 973 (19.57%) Power Platform
8 927 (18.65%) Power BI
9 828 (16.66%) Python
10 799 (16.07%) Degree
11 758 (15.25%) Azure Certification
12 673 (13.54%) Tableau
13 629 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
14 627 (12.61%) Mentoring
15 573 (11.53%) AI
16 564 (11.35%) Analytics
17 560 (11.27%) Business Analysis
18 541 (10.88%) Agile
19 536 (10.78%) Microsoft 365
20 497 (10.00%) Customer Service
21 492 (9.90%) Continuous Improvement
22 487 (9.80%) Data Analysis
23 481 (9.68%) Windows
24 456 (9.17%) ITIL
25 419 (8.43%) Project Management
26 417 (8.39%) CompTIA Security+
27 410 (8.25%) Decision-Making
28 398 (8.01%) Microsoft Office
29 394 (7.93%) CompTIA CySA+
30 377 (7.58%) Azure AI

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 123 (2.47%) SharePoint
2 89 (1.79%) Confluence
3 85 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (0.42%) SAS
5 13 (0.26%) Skype for Business
6 10 (0.20%) CMS
7 9 (0.18%) IIS
8 3 (0.060%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.060%) Appian
8 3 (0.060%) Palantir Foundry
9 2 (0.040%) FactoryTalk
9 2 (0.040%) Jupyter
9 2 (0.040%) Moodle
9 2 (0.040%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.040%) WinCC
10 1 (0.020%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.020%) Mendix
10 1 (0.020%) Tomcat
Applications
1 992 (19.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 398 (8.01%) Microsoft Office
3 103 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 54 (1.09%) MS Visio
5 30 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.14%) AutoCAD
8 6 (0.12%) Trello
9 1 (0.020%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.020%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.020%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.020%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 103 (2.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 39 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 30 (0.60%) NetSuite
4 20 (0.40%) Endur
5 18 (0.36%) Dynamics AX
6 16 (0.32%) NEC Housing
7 12 (0.24%) Workday HCM
8 11 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
8 11 (0.22%) Visualfiles
9 10 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
9 10 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
9 10 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
9 10 (0.20%) SAP PP
10 9 (0.18%) Fidessa
10 9 (0.18%) Shopify
11 8 (0.16%) Dynamics NAV
11 8 (0.16%) Magento
12 7 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
13 6 (0.12%) Elite 3E
13 6 (0.12%) Oracle Cash Management
Cloud Services
1 1,197 (24.08%) Azure
2 973 (19.57%) Power Platform
3 536 (10.78%) Microsoft 365
4 377 (7.58%) Azure AI
5 223 (4.49%) AWS
6 129 (2.60%) Entra ID
7 111 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
8 107 (2.15%) SaaS
9 96 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
10 68 (1.37%) Power Automate
11 54 (1.09%) GCP
12 45 (0.91%) PowerApps
13 31 (0.62%) Azure Sentinel
14 30 (0.60%) OneDrive
15 29 (0.58%) Snowflake
16 23 (0.46%) Microsoft Purview
17 18 (0.36%) Google Analytics
17 18 (0.36%) Google Workspace
17 18 (0.36%) PaaS
18 17 (0.34%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 130 (2.62%) Firewall
2 89 (1.79%) DNS
3 77 (1.55%) DHCP
4 74 (1.49%) VPN
5 55 (1.11%) TCP/IP
6 45 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
7 38 (0.76%) Wireless
8 33 (0.66%) LAN
9 29 (0.58%) WAN
10 26 (0.52%) Network Security
11 23 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
12 18 (0.36%) WebEx
13 16 (0.32%) Broadband
14 15 (0.30%) Internet
14 15 (0.30%) Unified Communications
15 14 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
15 14 (0.28%) VoIP
16 13 (0.26%) SD-WAN
16 13 (0.26%) Skype
17 12 (0.24%) WinSCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 927 (18.65%) Power BI
2 673 (13.54%) Tableau
3 133 (2.68%) Data Mining
4 124 (2.49%) SQL Server
5 59 (1.19%) Relational Database
6 54 (1.09%) Power Query
7 45 (0.91%) Looker
8 40 (0.80%) Data Lake
9 39 (0.78%) SAP BW
10 36 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
11 34 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 33 (0.66%) Metadata
13 32 (0.64%) GIS
14 28 (0.56%) MySQL
15 25 (0.50%) BigQuery
15 25 (0.50%) Oracle Reports
16 24 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
17 21 (0.42%) PowerPivot
18 15 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
18 15 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 236 (4.75%) JIRA
2 40 (0.80%) eCATT
3 37 (0.74%) Postman
4 28 (0.56%) Git
5 24 (0.48%) Selenium
6 18 (0.36%) SoapUI
6 18 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
7 15 (0.30%) WebDriver
8 13 (0.26%) Visual Studio
9 12 (0.24%) NeoLoad
10 9 (0.18%) Burp Suite
10 9 (0.18%) Metasploit
11 7 (0.14%) Bitbucket
11 7 (0.14%) Jenkins
12 5 (0.10%) GitLab
13 4 (0.080%) LabVIEW
13 4 (0.080%) SpecFlow
14 3 (0.060%) Cypress.io
14 3 (0.060%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
15 2 (0.040%) TestRail
General
1 2,301 (46.29%) Social Skills
2 1,339 (26.94%) Finance
3 1,109 (22.31%) Analytical Skills
4 229 (4.61%) Law
5 221 (4.45%) Manufacturing
6 220 (4.43%) Marketing
7 212 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
8 210 (4.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 203 (4.08%) Legal
10 172 (3.46%) Retail
11 147 (2.96%) Banking
12 129 (2.60%) French Language
13 95 (1.91%) Swedish Language
14 86 (1.73%) Public Sector
15 84 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
16 78 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
17 76 (1.53%) Telecoms
18 74 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
19 61 (1.23%) Advertising
20 54 (1.09%) Financial Institution
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (1.31%) HTML
2 55 (1.11%) .NET
3 34 (0.68%) SOAP
4 31 (0.62%) REST
5 30 (0.60%) JSON
6 22 (0.44%) RESTful
6 22 (0.44%) XML
7 21 (0.42%) OpenAPI
7 21 (0.42%) Swagger
8 19 (0.38%) Middleware
9 18 (0.36%) CSS
9 18 (0.36%) EDI
9 18 (0.36%) FIX Protocol
9 18 (0.36%) Oracle Fusion
10 17 (0.34%) Web Services
11 12 (0.24%) Flash
12 8 (0.16%) React
13 6 (0.12%) Playwright
14 5 (0.10%) Lightning Web Components
15 4 (0.080%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 182 (3.66%) Onboarding
2 131 (2.64%) Management Information System
3 119 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
4 99 (1.99%) Driving Licence
5 93 (1.87%) Analytical Mindset
6 92 (1.85%) Product Ownership
7 57 (1.15%) Data Structures
8 51 (1.03%) Video Conferencing
9 48 (0.97%) Security Posture
10 45 (0.91%) NHS
11 42 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
12 41 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
13 40 (0.80%) Cyber Defence
14 38 (0.76%) FMCG
15 37 (0.74%) Security Operations Centre
16 35 (0.70%) Mobile App
17 32 (0.64%) Renewable Energy
18 30 (0.60%) Greenfield Project
19 29 (0.58%) Credit Risk
20 28 (0.56%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 481 (9.68%) Windows
2 113 (2.27%) Windows Server
3 104 (2.09%) Windows 10
4 84 (1.69%) Linux
5 56 (1.13%) Apple iOS
6 54 (1.09%) Android
7 48 (0.97%) Mac OS
8 20 (0.40%) Unix
9 15 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.12%) Mac OS X
10 6 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.080%) Solaris
12 2 (0.040%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.040%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.020%) AIX
13 1 (0.020%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.020%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.020%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,043 (20.98%) Problem-Solving
2 1,035 (20.82%) Business Intelligence
3 629 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
4 627 (12.61%) Mentoring
5 573 (11.53%) AI
6 564 (11.35%) Analytics
7 560 (11.27%) Business Analysis
8 541 (10.88%) Agile
9 497 (10.00%) Customer Service
10 492 (9.90%) Continuous Improvement
11 487 (9.80%) Data Analysis
12 456 (9.17%) ITIL
13 419 (8.43%) Project Management
14 410 (8.25%) Decision-Making
15 318 (6.40%) Change Management
16 297 (5.97%) ERP
17 296 (5.95%) ITSM
18 279 (5.61%) Process Improvement
19 254 (5.11%) Stakeholder Management
20 238 (4.79%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 1,239 (24.92%) SQL
2 828 (16.66%) Python
3 93 (1.87%) PowerShell
4 63 (1.27%) C#
5 57 (1.15%) VBA
6 46 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 43 (0.87%) T-SQL
8 36 (0.72%) Java
9 33 (0.66%) JavaScript
10 29 (0.58%) R
11 22 (0.44%) Bash
12 12 (0.24%) Kusto Query Language
13 11 (0.22%) C++
14 10 (0.20%) VB.NET
15 8 (0.16%) C
16 6 (0.12%) ABAP
16 6 (0.12%) TypeScript
16 6 (0.12%) VB
17 5 (0.10%) Bicep
18 3 (0.060%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 799 (16.07%) Degree
2 758 (15.25%) Azure Certification
3 417 (8.39%) CompTIA Security+
4 394 (7.93%) CompTIA CySA+
5 218 (4.39%) Security Cleared
6 171 (3.44%) Microsoft Certification
7 135 (2.72%) AWS Certification
8 130 (2.62%) SC Cleared
9 123 (2.47%) ACCA
10 122 (2.45%) CIMA
11 118 (2.37%) MCSE
12 70 (1.41%) CISSP
13 62 (1.25%) DV Cleared
14 55 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
15 54 (1.09%) A+ Certification
16 49 (0.99%) DBS Check
17 43 (0.87%) Numerate Degree
18 36 (0.72%) CISM
18 36 (0.72%) Master's Degree
19 34 (0.68%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 227 (4.57%) QA
2 201 (4.04%) Data Quality
3 116 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 94 (1.89%) SLA
5 92 (1.85%) NIST
6 75 (1.51%) GDPR
7 62 (1.25%) Accessibility
8 47 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials
9 46 (0.93%) PMO
10 42 (0.84%) GRC
11 29 (0.58%) PCI DSS
12 15 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
12 15 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 14 (0.28%) MiFID
13 14 (0.28%) SOC 2
14 13 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 8 (0.16%) COBIT
15 8 (0.16%) IFRS
16 7 (0.14%) ITGC
17 6 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 309 (6.22%) Active Directory
2 54 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (0.44%) Hyper-V
4 16 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 13 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
6 8 (0.16%) Docker
7 4 (0.080%) vSphere
8 3 (0.060%) BitLocker
8 3 (0.060%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.040%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.020%) Firmware
10 1 (0.020%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 114 (2.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 50 (1.01%) SCCM
3 40 (0.80%) HP ALM
4 14 (0.28%) Kubernetes
5 12 (0.24%) Nessus
6 11 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (0.20%) Grafana
7 10 (0.20%) Prometheus
7 10 (0.20%) QRadar
7 10 (0.20%) Terraform
8 8 (0.16%) Control-M
9 7 (0.14%) Ansible
9 7 (0.14%) CSIRT
9 7 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.080%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.080%) RSA Archer
10 4 (0.080%) vCenter Server
11 3 (0.060%) ArcSight ESM
11 3 (0.060%) VxRail
11 3 (0.060%) WSUS
Vendors
1 1,850 (37.22%) Microsoft
2 377 (7.58%) ForeScout
3 246 (4.95%) SAP
4 223 (4.49%) ServiceNow
5 114 (2.29%) Salesforce
6 86 (1.73%) Oracle
7 71 (1.43%) Cisco
8 68 (1.37%) VMware
9 59 (1.19%) Google
10 47 (0.95%) HP
11 43 (0.87%) Alteryx
12 41 (0.82%) Bloomberg
13 34 (0.68%) Apple
14 29 (0.58%) Adobe
15 27 (0.54%) Databricks
16 24 (0.48%) Palo Alto
16 24 (0.48%) Workday
17 22 (0.44%) Blue Prism
18 21 (0.42%) Meraki
19 20 (0.40%) Guidewire